1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 19–11, 10–2 in ECC play to win the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by No. 1 seed Ohio State, 91–74.

1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball
ECC Regular season champions
ECC tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
Record19–11 (10–2 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaTowson Center
Seasons
1991–92 →
1990–91 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Towson State102 .8331911 .633
Delaware84 .6671613 .552
Hofstra75 .5831414 .500
Drexel75 .5831216 .429
Rider48 .3331416 .467
UMBC48 .333722 .241
Central Connecticut State210 .167424 .143
1991 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1990–91 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G10Devin Boyd6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
GChuck Lightening6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
C42John James6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*
at DaytonL 79–99 0–1
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Nov 26, 1990*
at MarylandL 69–93 0–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Nov 30, 1990
UMBCW 83–75 1–2
(1–0)
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Dec 1, 1990*
Loyola (MD)W 62–60 2–2
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Dec 5, 1990*
NavyL 88–102 2–3
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Dec 18, 1990*
at HowardW 77–62 3–3
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 1990*
vs. No. 3 SyracuseL 73–78 3–4
Hersheypark Arena 
Hershey, PA
Dec 28, 1990*
vs. Alabama
Low Country Basketball Classic
L 52–71 3–5
 
Charleston, SC
Dec 29, 1990*
vs. NavyW 90–75 4–5
 
 
Jan 4, 1991*
BucknellW 85–84 5–5
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Jan 7, 1991*
at LehighL 83–85 5–6
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 12, 1991
at Central ConnecticutW 82–72 6–6
(2–0)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
Jan 16, 1991
RiderW 75–71 7–6
(3–0)
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Jan 23, 1991
at DrexelW 72–70 9–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 26, 1991
at UMBCW 83–68 10–6
Retriever Activities Center 
Catonsville, MD
Jan 28, 1991*
at BucknellW 89–83 11–6
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 2, 1991
at RiderW 85–62 13–6
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 4, 1991*
Loyola (MD)L 84–85 13–7
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Feb 9, 1991
Central ConnecticutW 84–76 15–7
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Feb 13, 1991
DrexelL 75–78 15–8
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Feb 23, 1991*
Youngstown StateW 80–75 17–9
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Feb 25, 1991*
at No. 20 VirginiaL 49–72 17–10
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
ECC Tournament
Mar 3, 1991*
UMBC
ECC Tournament Semifinal
W 78–76 18–10
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
Mar 4, 1991*
Rider
ECC tournament championship
W 69–63 19–10
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 5 Ohio State
First Round
L 86–97[2] 19–11
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

References